Lacertoidea
E1501492
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Lacertoidea is a large clade of mostly terrestrial lizards that includes wall lizards, whiptails, and related groups, characterized by their elongated bodies and active, diurnal lifestyles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lacertoidea canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21782110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lacertoidea Context triple: [Scleroglossa, includesTaxon, Lacertoidea]
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A.
Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosomatidae is a family of New World spiny lizards that includes horned lizards and other ground-dwelling, often desert-adapted species.
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B.
Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma is a genus of spiny, flat-bodied lizards commonly known as horned lizards or horned toads, native to arid and semi-arid regions of North and Central America.
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C.
Diplodactylinae
Diplodactylinae is a subfamily of geckos comprising various species primarily found in Australia and surrounding regions.
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D.
Ctenosaura
Ctenosaura is a genus of spiny-tailed iguanas native to Mexico and Central America, known for their robust bodies, distinctive tail spines, and often dark, banded coloration.
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E.
Teratoscincinae
Teratoscincinae is a subfamily of geckos comprising several specialized, often desert-adapted lizard species within the family Gekkonidae.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lacertoidea Target entity description: Lacertoidea is a large clade of mostly terrestrial lizards that includes wall lizards, whiptails, and related groups, characterized by their elongated bodies and active, diurnal lifestyles.
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A.
Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosomatidae is a family of New World spiny lizards that includes horned lizards and other ground-dwelling, often desert-adapted species.
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B.
Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma is a genus of spiny, flat-bodied lizards commonly known as horned lizards or horned toads, native to arid and semi-arid regions of North and Central America.
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C.
Diplodactylinae
Diplodactylinae is a subfamily of geckos comprising various species primarily found in Australia and surrounding regions.
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D.
Ctenosaura
Ctenosaura is a genus of spiny-tailed iguanas native to Mexico and Central America, known for their robust bodies, distinctive tail spines, and often dark, banded coloration.
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E.
Teratoscincinae
Teratoscincinae is a subfamily of geckos comprising several specialized, often desert-adapted lizard species within the family Gekkonidae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.